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New Delhi, Dec 1: The first day of the winter session witnessed repeated adjournments of the Lok Sabha and an opposition walkout from the Rajya Sabha over the demand for a debate on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, as the government asserted that it is not averse to a discussion, but a timeline cannot be set. In the Lok Sabha, amid disruptions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced two new bills that seek to repurpose levies on ‘sin goods’ such as tobacco, pan masala, and related products. The bills were introduced ahead of the scheduled phase-out of the…

American freelance journalist and war correspondent Collin Mayfield was injured while reporting on the ongoing civil war in Myanmar. Mayfield stepped on a landmine on November 18 while accompanying a PDF–Zoland column in an operational area near Mount Kennedy in Tedim township, Chin State, resulting in severe injuries to his foot and leg. Mayfield, who […] The post American journalist injured in Myanmar evacuated to Mizoram appeared first on EastMojo. Source link India Best of BS Opinion: India, US must… Liquidity won’t be a constraint:… Market may deliver 12–15%… Stranded IndiGo flyer urges… Stock Market Christmas parcels: the best…

Srinagar, Nov 30: Terrorist launching pads are active across the Line of Control even after several such installations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were destroyed during Operation Sindoor, Inspector General of BSF Ashok Yadav said here on Sunday. “Several terrorist launching pads across the LoC were destroyed during Operation Sindoor, but some launching pads are still active where there is the presence of terrorists,” Yadav told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. He said that security forces along the Line of Control are alert to thwart any attempts by terrorists to infiltrate into Kashmir. “There is always an attempt…